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Roadside Inspection 79661363

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 548880) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79661363
Date:
Sep 14, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHAPLIN
Carrier (USDOT):
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (548880)
Operating authority:
MC271882
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2364687 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.81 violations per inspection across 482 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,505 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
478 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
80
71 violations · 10 OOS
Prior 90 days
258
217 violations · 29 OOS · 0.84 per inspection
Prior 365 days
478
384 violations · 52 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.207(b) (Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged, severity weight 7). (393.207(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X7MD731690 IN 2364687 PETERBILT 579 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9HL986431 ME 2364687 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2017 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.207(b) Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
80140133 Nov 13, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
80142762 Nov 11, 2023 NC L1 US 74 0 —
80149246 Nov 10, 2023 PA L1 ON HERSHEYPARK DR AT ITS INTER 0 —
80137173 Nov 9, 2023 IN L3 LIBERTY IN 0 —
80134335 Nov 9, 2023 NY L3 — 0 —
80123885 Nov 9, 2023 VA L1 — 6 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89071062 Sep 22, 2026 NM L1 1XPBDP9X7MD731690 —
87370716 Mar 20, 2026 KY L1 1XPBDP9X7MD731690 OOS
84874596 Jun 5, 2025 KY L1 1XPBDP9X7MD731690 OOS
83951278 Feb 18, 2025 GA L3 1JJV532D9HL986431 —
83582289 Jan 7, 2025 IN L3 1XPBDP9X7MD731690 —
82278689 Jul 31, 2024 NC L3 1XPBDP9X7MD731690 —
79891566 Oct 3, 2023 MO L3 1JJV532D9HL986431 —

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